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"San Francisco" acoustic by Alkaline Trio
Intro
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Pre-Verse
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Chords Used
BB* EAbmF#EbAC#
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Intro x2
Pre-Verse x4
BEAbF#
Choking On The Thought Of Leave
BEAbF#
Drinking To Keep From Sobbing
BEAbF#E
4 PM 4 Dollar Pints At SFO The Time And Price
EAC#BEAC#BBEAbF#
With All My Happiness Aborted
BEAbF#
The PA Painfully Starts Boarding
BEAbF#E
I Sink Deep 30,000 Feet Into My Window Seat..Electric Chair
EEb
And I Was Drinking You Goodbye
AbB*
My Heart Floats In The Bay
EEbAbB*
From Sour Home Chicago And Your Being Far Away
EBA
There's No Telling What I'll Do If I Don't Return To You..
Pre-Verse x 2
BEAbF#
Hopeful Thoughts Of Soon Returning
BEAbF#
Cant Put Out My Stomachs Burning
BEAbF#
Plastic Wings And Plastic Smiles
E
And Salted Peanuts To Stretch My Mile
EEbEEbBEAbF#
Choking On The Thought Of Leaving
BEAbF#
Drinking To Keep From Heaving
BEAbF#E
5Pm 5 Dollar Pints, Hellbound Airlines, Time And Price
EEb
And I Was Drinking You Goodbye
AbB*
My Heart Floats In The Bay
EEbAbB*
From Sour Home Chicago And Your Being Far Away
EB* A
There's No Telling What I'll Do If I Don't Return To You..
EEb
And I Was Drinking You Goodbye
AbB*
My Heart Floats In The Bay
EEbAbB*
From Sour Home Chicago And Your Being Far Away
EB* A
There's No Telling What I'll Do If I Don't Return To You..
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